Commonwealth v. Duck

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.E.:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of McKean County following Appellant’s conviction by a jury on the charge of simple assault. (M-2), 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2701(a)(1). After a careful review, we affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history are as follow: Appellant, who' is thirty-eight years old, was arrested in connection with the assault of his eighteen-year-old nephew, Isaac Duck (“the victim”). On December 5, 2016, Appellant, who was represented by counsel, proceeded to a jury trial. At the trial, the victim…